2 . Breath of Life

As Norwood drove through St. Petersburg, Florida, the laughter from the four teenage girls inside her car ______gave way to screams. They were hit by another car and ______ into a tree.

Then smoke ______ from the car. A bystander shouted, “It's about to ______! Get out!” Norwood immediately crawled out. Along with two of her friends, who'd also managed to ______ themselves, she ran for her ______.

But halfway down the street, she realized that her best friend, Simmons, wasn't with them. Norwood ran back and found Simmons stuck in the back ______. “She wasn't ______,” Norwood told Inside Edition. She ______open the back door and pulled her friend out. She dragged Simmons a few feet to safety and laid her on the ______. “I checked her pulse and put my ______ against her chest.” No sign of life. “That’s when I started CPR (心肺复苏术).”

______ on the lawn and looking down at her dying friend, Norwood started ______ Simmons's chest. She breathed into her friend's mouth in hopes of filling her lungs with the ______ of life. Fortunately, Simmons began coughing and breathing for air.

Soon, paramedics (医务人员) arrived and rushed Simmons to hospital. When she heard how Norwood had saved her life, “I wasn't ______,” Simmons said. “She always backs me up.”

1.

A．increasingly

B．suddenly

C．frequently

D．cautiously

2.

A．crashed

B．pulled

C．settled

D．fell

3.

A．released

B．rose

C．cast

D．slid

4.

A．speed up

B．run out

C．wear out

D．blow up

5.

A．injure

B．free

C．care

D．control

6.

A．liberty

B．rescue

C．life

D．target

7.

A．seat

B．window

C．car

D．handle

8.

A．moving

B．crying

C．breathing

D．praying

9.

A．kicked

B．pushed

C．threw

D．pressed

10.

A．ground

B．door

C．bed

D．tree

11.

A．mouth

B．head

C．heart

D．shoulder

12.

A．Bending

B．Lying

C．Kneeling

D．Standing

13.

A．petting

B．squeezing

C．pumping

D．clicking

14.

A．thought

B．method

C．struggle

D．kiss

15.

A．touched

B．delighted

C．honored

D．shocked

3 . The town of Paradise has suffered a fire, which lasted 17 days and caused a loss of $16.5billion. As a result, the beautifully named place ________ its beauty.

Shane Grammer, Creative Director for Disney's theme parks in Los Angeles, paid close attention to the news of the fire's deadly path. In fact he felt quite ________ to help when seeing the picture shared by his friend, in which only a white chimney of his house ________ after the fire.

“I've got to ________ that chimney.” he said. “I'm not trying to say anything. It's just that I'm an artist And it was a(n) ________ for me express myself and be an artist, wasn't it?”

Grammer spent three hours spray-painting the image of a woman on the chimney in black and white, which was ________ mysterious. Perhaps it served as a(n) ________ of the beauty of life or just life itself.

Then Grammer put its picture on social media. On seeing it, the victims of the fire could not ________ themselves. “Beautiful and impressive,” one of them remarked. And another said, “You bring beauty and ________.”

At this time, Grammer became aware that something ________ had been transformed by a purely artistic expression. “When the first mural(壁画) moved so many people, I knew I had to ________,” he told the journalist. Grammer returned to Paradise eight times in three months, ________ which he completed 17 murals of victims and other figures.

Today, Grammer's efforts have ________ into a movement. He has also painted murals in dark places around the world that seriously need some light.

Ironically, the first painting, on the chimney in Panadise, existed for just several months, ________ the bulldozer(推土机)was a merciless art critic. But Grammer couldn't be more pleased about it, which means the spirit of Paradise is ________ again.

1.

A．destroyed

B．created

C．witnessed

D．lost

2.

A．powerless

B．enthusiastic

C．urgent

D．reluctant

3.

A．left

B．remained

C．disappeared

D．collapsed

4.

A．mend

B．rebuild

C．paint

D．preserve

5.

A．risk

B．opportunity

C．job

D．duty

6.

A．strikingly

B．originally

C．deliberately

D．accidentally

7.

A．label

B．object

C．content

D．reminder

8.

A．support

B．contain

C．help

D．release

9.

A．hope

B．mystery

C．entertainment

D．expectation

10.

A．brighter

B．higher

C．bigger

D．deeper

11.

A．take back

B．come back

C．bring back

D．hold back

12.

A．to

B．from

C．of

D．during

13.

A．broken

B．looked

C．developed

D．dipped

14.

A．since

B．while

C．unless

D．once

15.

A．lasting

B．rising

C．fading

D．accumulating

4 . Surviving Mount Rainier

Bad luck and poor timing left Krasnitskiy and three climbers stuck on Mount Rainier for several long days. They faced mountain climbing’s _________ tests. One man suffered _________ sickness; ice and rockfall _________ down at night; cold nights in a _________ that got torn left them hypothermic (体温过低的). Calm, confidence, skill and the courage to continue up the _________ route, despite illness and injury, likely saved their lives.

The climbers _________ on a Friday, camping low on the route the first night because they were _________ about rockfall after a climber had recently died in an accident at the route’s typical _________ camp.

On Saturday, at about 10,500 feet, one of the climbers became sick from the altitude, which began to slow them down.

By Sunday evening, the ill climber was _________, and they had to make an unplanned camp on steep snow. A __________ wind, unexpected and strong, began to break their tent. It was a cold night.

On Monday, they called 911. For several __________, they watched as high winds __________ rangers’ (护林员) attempts at a helicopter rescue. Their food was __________ and they shared a single bottle of snowmelt (融雪水) each day.

Then the icefall __________ their tent platform and squeezed them together. It was impossible to climb down. On Wednesday, they decided to __________ their climb — __________, carefully, resting when they were weak.

Krasnitskiy thought of all the people who loved him, and it really __________ him that they must be worried. As he climbed, he just kept yelling out to his __________, “We have to get there.”

However, on Thursday morning, their spirits began to __________. They started to __________ whether they could continue. But then the helicopter arrived. They were rescued.

1.

A．best

B．toughest

C．simplest

D．fairest

2.

A．altitude

B．car

C．radiation

D．sleeping

3.

A．slowed

B．settled

C．rained

D．burned

4.

A．cave

B．hut

C．village

D．tent

5.

A．challenging

B．long

C．beautiful

D．southern

6.

A．fell down

B．gave up

C．set out

D．got back

7.

A．concerned

B．crazy

C．guilty

D．unhappy

8.

A．winter

B．training

C．temporary

D．high

9.

A．bored

B．exhausted

C．recovered

D．refreshed

10.

A．bored

B．warm

C．favourable

D．stiff

11.

A．weeks

B．minutes

C．days

D．hours

12.

A．rushed

B．prevented

C．assisted

D．protected

13.

A．running out

B．breaking down

C．put away

D．left over

14.

A．missed

B．exposed

C．widened

D．buried

15.

A．begin

B．continue

C．stop

D．postpone

16.

A．slowly

B．secretly

C．mentally

D．casually

17.

A．beat

B．told

C．hit

D．taught

18.

A．family

B．friends

C．students

D．guides

19.

A．lift

B．rise

C．sink

D．harden

20.

A．admit

B．surprise

C．believe

D．doubt

6 . Ida Nelson was showering in her sister’s bathroom when she heard the noise of a small airplane _______ the nearby airport. It was 11:30 at night in the Alaskan village of Igiugig, population 70 and, as she later told the reporters, “Any time a plane flies over that _______, you know something is wrong.”

Nelson and her sister ran to the window,and saw the _______: the airport’s runway lights were out.

Nelson _______ some clothes, jumped into her ATV, and floored it to the airport,where she found an airport attendant trying to turn on the lights manually.

“_______, if you push the button 10 or 15 times, the lights will just light up,” Nelson said.Not this time. Meanwhile, she and the attendant _______ of the plane’s urgent mission:It was there to transport a seriously ill local _______ to the nearest hospital, 280 miles away in Anchorage.

Nelson had a(n) _______. Driving her ATV to the end of the run way, she _______ her headlights on the way for the plane to follow. Great idea, but it wasn’t ________. More light was needed, so a neighbor ________ nearly every home in the village — 32 of them.

Within twenty minutes, twenty ________ arrived at the airport, many of the drives still in nightclothes. Following directions from the pilot,the cars ________ up on one side of the runway.

The plane made its final approach and, guided by the headlights, landed safely.The young patient was ________ onto the aircraft, and the plane immediately took of again. Soon she was released from the hospital, completely recovered.

In a world filed with uncertainty,the little community’s positive activism was a(n)________deal, just as people like Nelson did.1.

A．leaving

B．reaching

C．attacking

D．circling

2.

A．late

B．low

C．fast

D．loudly

3.

A．reason

B．secret

C．problem

D．result

4.

A．threw on

B．tried on

C．put up

D．picked up

5.

A．Immediately

B．Consequently

C．Normally

D．Temporarily

6.

A．thought

B．dreamed

C．talked

D．learned

7.

A．girl

B．boy

C．doctor

D．pilot

8.

A．laughter

B．plan

C．aim

D．suggestion

9.

A．turned

B．shone

C．had

D．gave

10.

A．enough

B．available

C．active

D．much

11.

A．begged

B．searched

C．called

D．met

12.

A．villagers

B．planes

C．vehicles

D．policemen

13.

A．took

B．went

C．showed

D．lined

14.

A．invited

B．loaded

C．made

D．charged

15.

A．honest

B．easy

C．brave

D．big

7 . An ordinary trip turned dramatic for 18-year-old Justin Gavin, and extremely fortunate for a young family. Walking down the street, he saw something that made him _______ in his tracks. A small SUV drove past him, and it was _______ in flames (火焰). His heart beat fast, _______ when he saw children inside the car.

Drivers were honking (按喇叭) and getting out of their cars to get the _______ of the woman driving the burning car. However, it quickly became _______ that she could not stop the car.

By this time, the Police Department had already received several calls about a car on fire with a woman_______inside. However, without an officer on the site, Gavin immediately went into _______.

He chased the car down the street to help the family _______ from the burning car. “I’m yelling stop the car! Your car is on fire! Your car is on fire!” he said.

Gavin finally reached the car _______ it came to a full stop. Without thinking, he helped the mother out of the driver’s __________first. With the flames __________ , he pulled three children, ages 4, 9, and 1, out of the back seat. The flames quickly flooded the__________moments later.

Gavin said, “It’s kind of __________ because I didn’t know whether I was going to be able to get everyone out__________ . And luckily, I did it.” Officials say the mother credits the__________for saving her family.

1.

A．greet

B．wait

C．stop

D．exercise

2.

A．covered

B．raised

C．destroyed

D．dropped

3.

A．partly

B．nearly

C．extremely

D．particularly

4.

A．comment

B．admiration

C．attention

D．identity

5.

A．amazing

B．obvious

C．likely

D．necessary

6.

A．flooded

B．packed

C．trapped

D．hidden

7.

A．action

B．power

C．debate

D．conversation

8.

A．suffer

B．differ

C．separate

D．escape

9.

A．since

B．when

C．while

D．until

10.

A．side

B．seat

C．shelter

D．direction

11.

A．dying

B．leading

C．growing

D．rolling

12.

A．car

B．mother

C．children

D．site

13.

A．cool

B．light

C．tight

D．frightening

14.

A．in time

B．for free

C．with care

D．on purpose

15.

A．driver

B．teen

C．policeman

D．firefighter

8 . “Fire! Fire! ” What terrible words to hear when I _______ in a strange house in the middle of the night! It was a large, _______ house — the sort that burns easily — and my room was on the top floor. I jumped out of bed, opened the door and stepped out into the passage. It was full of _______.

I began to _______, but as I was still only half awake, instead of going towards the stairs I went in the opposite direction. The smoke grew thicker and I found it hard to _______. The floor became _______ under my feet. I ran into another room and tried to reach the window for fresh air. Suddenly, one of my feet got caught in something _______ and I fell down. The thing I had fallen over felt like a package of clothes, and I picked it up to protect my _______ from the smoke and heat. Just then the floor broke under me and I fell through to the floor below with pieces of _______ wood all around me.

__________, there was a doorway in front, so I put the package over my face and ran. My feet were terribly burned, but I __________. As I reached the cold air outside, my package of clothes gave a __________. I nearly dropped it in my surprise. Then I saw there were many people in the street. A woman screamed (尖叫) as she saw me and came running __________.

“My baby! My baby! ”she cried. Those people cheered loudly __________ she took the smoke­blackened package out of my arms. I almost failed to see who she was — my boss's wife. I had __________ her baby, and I became a hero!

1.

A．hung up

B．called back

C．woke up

D．turned back

2.

A．clean

B．empty

C．strong

D．wooden

3.

A．water

B．smoke

C．books

D．toys

4.

A．run

B．play

C．talk

D．read

5.

A．sleep

B．work

C．hear

D．breathe

6.

A．hard

B．hot

C．cold

D．dirty

7.

A．wet

B．boring

C．soft

D．dangerous

8.

A．hands

B．arms

C．back

D．face

9.

A．burning

B．growing

C．green

D．light

10.

A．Strangely

B．Naturally

C．Luckily

D．Recently

11.

A．gave up

B．set off

C．looked around

D．got through

12.

A．role

B．cry

C．task

D．lesson

13.

A．madly

B．slowly

C．carefully

D．patiently

14.

A．if

B．once

C．as

D．unless

15.

A．hurt

B．saved

C．killed

D．punished

9 . We have all experienced days when everything goes wrong. A day may begin well enough,_________suddenly everything seems to get out of control. What always_________is that a great number of things choose to go wrong at_________same moment.

Things can go wrong on a big scale, as a number of people recently discovered. During the rush hour one evening two cars collided (猛撞) and both drivers began to_________. The woman immediately behind the two cars happened to be a_________. She suddenly got into a panic and stopped her car. This made the driver following her_________hard. His wife was sitting beside him holding a large cake. As she was thrown_________, the cake went right through the windscreen and landed on the road. Seeing a cake flying_________the air, a lorry driver who was drawing up alongside the car,_________all of a sudden. The lorry was__________with empty beer bottles and hundreds of them slid off the back of the vehicle and on to the road. This led to yet__________angry argument. Meanwhile, the traffic piled up behind. It took the police nearly an hour to__________the traffic on the move again. In the meantime, the lorry driver had to sweep up hundreds of__________bottles. Only two stray dogs__________from all this confusion, for they greedily ate what was left of the__________. It was just one of those days!

1.

A．thus

B．but

C．so

D．and

2.

A．comes

B．strikes

C．happens

D．works

3.

A．exactly

B．possibly

C．practically

D．probably

4.

A．fight

B．talk

C．discuss

D．argue

5.

A．learner

B．passenger

C．driver

D．instructor

6.

A．stop

B．brake

C．burst

D．quit

7.

A．upward

B．backward

C．forward

D．sideward

8.

A．through

B．over

C．around

D．across

9.

A．pulled down

B．pulled up

C．pulled in

D．pulled out

10.

A．occupied

B．burdened

C．loaded

D．equipped

11.

A．the other

B．other

C．others

D．another

12.

A．get

B．have

C．keep

D．take

13.

A．empty

B．full

C．dirty

D．broken

14.

A．benefited

B．suffered

C．separated

D．differed

15.

A．beer

B．vehicle

C．cake

D．bottle

10 . On a bright Sunday morning, Damian Languell was sleeping soundly at home in Wade, Maine, the US. The sound that woke him at 8:15 was so _______ that he assumed it came from inside his house. As he got up to _______ , he heard another sound, this one coming most definitely from _______ . Looking out of his bedroom window, he _______ a tree engulfed in smoke about 500 yards away. A car was wrapped around the tree’s base, and its engine was   _______ .

Seeing that, he immediately _______ buckets of water and ran to the crash site. Up close, the _______ looked worse. The car was _______ nearly in two, and the tree was where the driver’s seat ought to have been, as if _______ there. He thought that no one should have survived this ________ , and yet there was 16-year-old Thompson, still ________ with his terrified face pressed against the driver’s side window in visible ________ . Languell tried stopping the fire with his buckets of water with no success. When the   ________ got into the front seats, he realized he had to get the boy out of there as soon as possible.

________ , Languell tried to open the back door, but he failed. He grabbed a stone beside the tree and ________ the back door. This time, it ________ and the back door was opened and Languell crawled in. Thompson was struggling to get free when Languell noticed how bad his legs were. Using a pocket knife, Languell sawed through Thompson's   ________. Now that Thompson was free of restraints (束缚), Languell pulled him out of a rear window, and then ________ him to safety before the car was entirely surrounded by flames.

Then Languell called a (n) ________ as Thompson suffered severely. Thompson thanked Languell for saving him, regardless of his own safety. Soon, the doctors arrived and Languell felt ________.

1.

A．strange

B．loud

C．pleasant

D．weak

2.

A．listen

B．view

C．investigate

D．question

3.

A．behind

B．above

C．inside

D．outside

4.

A．spied

B．inspected

C．overlooked

D．caught

5.

A．in danger

B．at work

C．in ruins

D．on fire

6.

A．got hold of

B．controlled

C．took charge of

D．prepared

7.

A．wound

B．damage

C．engine

D．smoke

8.

A．set

B．classified

C．split

D．cut

9.

A．hanging

B．falling

C．sent

D．planted

10.

A．crisis

B．crash

C．disorder

D．event

11.

A．calm

B．anxious

C．conscious

D．confident

12.

A．pain

B．surprise

C．comfort

D．anger

13.

A．water

B．driver

C．passengers

D．flames

14.

A．Instantly

B．Constantly

C．Eventually

D．Consistently

15.

A．kicked

B．hit

C．pulled

D．tapped

16.

A．responded

B．made

C．worked

D．managed

17.

A．trousers

B．seat belt

C．back pack

D．coat

18.

A．pushed

B．shouldered

C．dragged

D．fetched

19.

A．ambulance

B．taxi

C．policeman

D．firefighter

20.

A．satisfied

B．touched

C．recognized

D．relieved